Freya Howarth

Associate Production Editor, Aeon + Psyche

Freya Howarth is an associate production editor at Aeon+Psyche. She studied philosophy and human ecology at the Australian National University in Canberra and holds a master’s degree in writing and publishing from RMIT University in Melbourne. Her writing has appeared in Kill Your Darlings, Overland and Readings Monthly.

Written by Freya Howarth

Photo of a person reading Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” with a red decorative cover while sitting near a window.

My year of slow-reading War and Peace

Reading a chapter a day of War and Peace shows how a manageable, regular habit can build into a much bigger accomplishment

by Freya Howarth

Photo of wooden bookshelves filled with books, small decor items and framed pictures in a cosy room setting.

How to nurture a personal library

An escape, a sanctuary, a place of pleasure, a memoir. Take these steps to ensure your library is just what you want it to be

by Freya Howarth